National Museum of Qatar interiors by Koichi Takada Architects

Koichi Takada Architects has designed a number of spaces for the National Museum of Qatar in Doha, including its museum shops (pictured), Desert Rose cafe, Cafe 875 and Jiwan Restaurant. Located on a 140,000-squaremetre site at the south end of Doha’s Corniche, the National Museum of Qatar is the first monument visible to travellers arriving from the airport. The exterior of the National Museum of Qatar was designed by French architect and Pritzker Prize laureate, Jean Nouvel. The forms and materials used by Koichi Takada Architects were chosen to respect and complement Nouvel’s architecture. The interior design concept “desertscapes” was carefully curated to create a local cultural experience for visitors, while bowing to the architectural masterpiece by Nouvel.

Photography — Tom Ferguson Koichi Takada Architects — koichitakada.com